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T. H. STULTS.

RAIL AND CHAIR FOR HOLDING SAME.

APPLICATION FILED APR.26. 1919.

1,322,841 Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

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, portion of my improved rail.

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ture, which is strong and which can be used for a much longer period than the ordinary rail. This object is achieved .by providing the upper and lower edges respectively of the rail with two balls, each adapted to support travel and each adapted to serve as thebase of the rail, said edges being'reversible in position, so that when one ball becomes too worn for use as a support for the car wheels, the rail may-be reversed and the worn ball be employed as the base of the rail. I 1

My invention provides further a novel chair which is arranged to support and clamp either ball of my improved rail.

My invention provides still further a rail chair of novel construction, which is provided with means of adjustment so as to be adapted to hold rails of different widths.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described'and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing which illus' trates the preferred embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 rail and rail chair, shown in operative relationship to each other. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my improved rail and two of my improved rail chairs. I Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional viewon the line 33 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 4.- is aside elevation, enlarged, of

Fig. .5 is a perspective view of one of the chair members.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the difi'erent views.

1 designates the web of my improved rail, and 2 the two balls of the rail connected by said web. The balls 2 are alike in cross section and are each arranged to support the usual travel of car wheels thereon, and

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v Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented NO 25, Application filed April 26, 1919. Serial No. 292,868. I

each is adapted to serve as the base of the .rail. 7

My-improved rail chair comprisesa member 3, which. is. provided with acseatA:

adapted to receive and support either of the balls 2, and a clamping wedge member 5.which is adapted to clamp the adjacent side of either ball 2 and which is provided with an upwardly extending arm 6 adapted to clamp the adjacent side of the web 1 and which is providedwithone or more horizon tal longitudinal slots 7 adapted to receive bolts 8 which extend throughvertical slots 9 in the web 1. Said bolts 8 also extend-through transverse holes 10 provided in an upwardly extending arm 11 on the member 3. .The

arm 11 isadapted to clamp the adjacent side of the web 1 and the holes 10 are disposed in register with the slots ,9 and 7 The bolts 8 are providedrespectively with nuts '12 whichbear against the arm 6.

The outer side of the member 5 is provided with an inclined surface 13 disposed at an angle to the web 1 and which is adapted to fit against a similarly inclined surface 11 provided at the-inner side of an upwardly extending arm 15 provided on the upper side of the member 3. As shown in 1, the arm 15 is provided with a longitudinal shoulder 16 adapted to ,fitin the groove 17 provided in the member '5. This shoulder prevents the member 5 from any upward movement in the member 3. V

- As shown in Fig. 2, the rail chairs may be of different lengths so as to receive one or 1 more bolts, two widths of chairs being shown 1s a cross section of my improved and the web 1 The member 5 is driven tightly into engagement with the inclined surface 14 of the member 3 and with the web and lower ball of the rail. The bolts 8 are then inserted through the slots 7 and 9 and the holes 10, and the nut 12 mounted on the bolts so as to draw the arms 6 and 11 tightly withdrawn, following which the chair mem- 7 her 5 is driven in the reverse direction until freed from the chair memberB. The rail may then-be-reversed in position, the worn 10 base of the rail. 7

7 hole.

1 haying a'hole registering withisaid'slofla 1 ball 2- being mounted in the'seat l, following which the clamping member is driven into pesition and the bolts '8 and nuts 12. are

applied, asalready described. e

providing the vertical slots 9' in the web 1, provision. is made for the lowering of the rail in the? chair as to compensate ton the wear on the hall which noiv serves as the The longitudinal slots 7 are provided in the chairmember to permit of the longi- I 1 do not limit my invention to the struc- '-ture shown and described, as nlodlfications,

within the scope of the appended claims,

may be made without departing from the spiritofiny invention;

' hat I claim is z' I 1; A rail having a web provided with a vertical slot' elgtenfding transversely there-' throtwh and a chair com risin two memb 7 b here, one of which 1s provided with a seat rail and having an arm adapted to clamp "said web, the arm having a transverse hole registering-with said slot the other member,

having a horizontal slot registering with the" first named slot, the last named'member having an outer side inclined to said web so as tof'serve as a wedge and which bears against ,thefifirs't named n'ien'iber, anda clamping boltextendmg through sald sletsand SEUCl 2; A reversible rail having at its upper eirandlower-edges respectively two ballsieither 7 "pt which is adapted to'support trav'eli'and a chair comprising a supporting member havmg a seat adapted; to recelve and support either of said balls and having 'an arm 7 adapted to clamp the web'of the rail, the

webbeing provided a vertical slot extendlng transversely therethroughysal d arm with a horizontal slot registering with the 7 ing at its innerside at the outer side of the all, a-surface inclined to the Webof the rail, the second named member having atitsonter side a surface"inclined to the web of; the rail and fitted to the inclined surface of the other member, and clamping meansextending through said slo 7 ts and said 11016 and VQTBICELH"? ZLCl ustable the second named slot and arranged to clamp said members to opposite sidesof the'web of the rail. Y

.e A rail ehalr comprislng two members,

the first named slot and horizontally adjustable in we first namedslot, the first named member hav- I each having means for clamping. the adjacent side of a rail, one of the members hav- I ing a seat "adapted to reeeive and support the base of a rail, oneo l' said members hav mg atransverse hole, the other member havmg allongitudinal slot registering with-said hole, said slot and rholef being adapted to receive therethrough a clamping-bolt, one

of said membersbeing of wedge'form and I v V varranged to wedge between the rail and the for recelvmg and support ng thebase of the other member, a r 7 I 7 4-. A rail chair comprising a member havprovided at its outer side with an inclined surfacefadapted to fit against the inclined surface of the/other member, said slot and 90 hole'being adaptedv to receive therethrough a suitable securing member for clamping said members to the rail. :1

In testimony whereof name to this specification.

THoMAs s'r LTs.

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